Salmon with Indian Spices, poached in oil by John Spottiswood

I love salmon and am always looking for creative ways to make it. This is the first time I've tried it with Indian spices and poached in oil (adapted from a recipe in Fine Cooking). Honestly, I thought it was just fabulous. The spices and the cooking method combined made it one of the best salmon dishes I have had. It is amazingly…

Chinese Barbecued Chicken by John Spottiswood

This is my father-in-law's favorite BBQ chicken recipe...with good reason. It is really delicious. I like this better than the best teriyaki chicken I've had. Give it a shot and let me know what you think!

Italian Spinach Soup by John Spottiswood

Suprise, surprise. Another amazing recipe adapted from Marcella Hazan's Essential's of Italian Cooking. This is one of my bibles. Not only did I love this spinach soup, but all four of my kids did too! Everyone had mutiple servings. We served it with simple sourdough toast, though Crostini (Italian croutons) is what Marcella…

Shrimp Creole by John Spottiswood

This isn't all that fancy or exotic, but it's a wonderfully rich and fully flavored. If you want greater authenticity, you can substitute butter where I have used olive oil. I love butter, but try to control it for health reasons. It's delicious as I have made it, so no need to add the extra butter in my opinion.

HCG Diet - Apple Chicken Salad by 1st Place Recipes

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Spice cake by Deanna Martinez-Bey

Spice cake is a great cake to make and serve on its own. However, there are other great things that can be created by using spice cake. For example, make this spice cake recipe below. After it cools, crumble it up and add it into a food processor. Add 1, 8 ounce package of cream cheese and process until combined. After it is…

Mouth Watering Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf by Angela LeMoine

Onto the meatloaf. Meatloaf is one of those dishes that comes together really easily, is super versatile and just down right comforting! I love playing with different flavors when it comes to meatloaf, one my my favorite versions is BBQ Meatloaf... coming soon ;-) Can I just say that myself, the hubs and my mother all agreed that…

Foolproof Sugar Cookie Recipe by Annette Vlahos

This recipe is the best sugar cookie recipe ever! There is no mess with a pastry board full of flour! I use parchment paper to roll out the dough. And I get my sprinkles from www.MillCreekCountryStore.com. They have a variety of colors for every holiday.

Crab & Avocado BLTs On Sourdough by Bob Vincent

This is a different take on standard BLT sandwiches. The addition of lump crab and avocado make for a delicious sandwich. This would be great with Dungeness crab when in season fresh. I served the sandwiches with seedless red grapes and stone fruit. For a wine I chose a Viansa 2013 Sonoma Valley Sauvignon Blanc. Chilled it…

Blueberry & Peach Cobbler by Nanette

My best friend, Sunny, made this yummy dessert when my husband and I visited her and Russ at their Rhode Island Beach House. The berries and peaches were farm fresh, sweet and juicy. This cobbler is easy to make, buttery, not-too-sweet and good, good, good! If you visit my blog cucinananette.blogspot.com you can read the details of my…

Killer Hogs BBQ Sauce Recipe by Malcom Reed

Perfectly simple BBQ sauce recipe we use in competition BBQ contests. You don't need a complex list of ingredients to have a great sauce... you just need the right ingredients that focus on complimenting the flavor of the meat instead of covering it up.

Cioppino by John Elder

This is the NY version of a San Franciscan Italian seafood stew. They focus on crabs while I focus on a nice variety of seafood. It’s quick to cook once the seafood is prepped and guaranteed to please every seafood lover. You can make the sauce white or red and once in a while I make it pink with just lobster tails, shrimp and…

texas date loaf candy by Marlin Rinehart

This is a delicious old-fashioned Texas recipe similar to fudge but is shaped into a log and sliced. I was surprised to learn from a Mexican cookbook it is also made in old Mexico.

Caribbean Shrimp by Chef Smith

Gluten Free Blueberry Streusal Muffins by Gratefully Gluten Free

Moist Blueberry Muffins made gluten free and packed with juicy blueberries! Topped with a buttery streusal!